Record apparatus



Feb. 25, 1930.

G. D. ADAMS ET AL RECORD4 APPARATUS Filed Nov. l, 1928 Patented Feb.245, 1930 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE GEORGE D. ADAMS AND JAMES W.DUNIGAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS vRECGRD APPARATUS epplieauen mea November1, 192s. serial Ne. 316,446.

` The main objects of this invention are: First, to provide a recordapparatus for the use of merchants and others desiring to keep a recordof the transactions oftheir individual customers enabling rapiddetermination of the transactions or lack of transactions relating toparticular items.

Second, to provide an apparatus of this character in which the recordmay be kept with comparatively little effort and transaction recordsmade by several persons without likelihood of confusion.

Third, to provide an apparatus of .'this chtracter which is verysimplexand economi- Objects pertaining to details and economies of ourinvention will definitely appear from the description to follow. Theinvention is defined in the claims.

,A record apparatus embodyingy the features of our invention is clearlyillustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is aperspective view of a simple and l practical embodiment ofour improvements as We have embodied the same in a box-like le orcontainer.

Fig. 2 is a transverse section on line 2-2 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary longitudinal section on line 3 3 of Figs. 1 and2, vparts being shown in fulllines for convenience in illustration.

y Fig 4 is a transverse section corresponding to that of Fig. 2 with oneof the covers or closures open'ed and a series of the cards or sheetsraised for inspection. l

Fig. 5 is a. fragmentary end elevation with a portion of the sheetsseparated-for inspection. l

Inthe embodiment illustrated we provide a le box or container 1 havingcovers or closures 2 disposed on opposite sides so that the le box maybe inverted andl either cover opened, the other cover then constitutinga bottom. The covers are hinged at 3 sothat when open the interior ofthe box is fully exposed. Hooks 4 are provided for retaining the coversin closed position. The end walls are cut away at their top and bottomedges o`r at their cover edges to form or they may be made by a persondesignated recesses 5 extending for their entire width and also havealined holes 6 disposed between the.recesses. We provide a plurality ofrecord cards or sheets 7 which have alined slots 8 therein adapted toreceive the rod 9 in- 55 serted through the holes 6 in the end walls ofthe le box so that the sheets are retained in the box, while permittinglimited vertical movement thereof.

The sheets 7 are provided'with columns 10 60 of indicia adjacentopposite edges, the indicia in the embodiment illustrated indicatingdepartments of a department store, as Coats, Hats, Hose, Mensfurnishings, etc. Between the columns is a ruled blank space 11 and atthe top of this space the card has spaces designed to receive the nameand address of the customer. as clearly shown in the drawing. One sheetis assigned to each customer. i 70 The sheets are provided 'with aseries of indicia perforations l2, corresponding perforations of theseveral sheets being alined.l The indicia perforations are locatedbetween the indicia and the adjacent edge of the sheet so that'portionsof the sheet lbetween the indicia perforations and the edge of the sheetmay be cut out, forming slots 13 which are alined with or register withthe corresponding uncut perforations, so that by inserting a separatingrod 14 through the indicia perforations of the Hats for instance, all'of the sheets whose II ats-7 indicia are uncut are separated and thesheets may be manipulated along onthe rod as indicated in Fig. 3 topermit inspection of the individual sheets.

This enables therapid ,inspection of the list of customers who have notmade purchases, for instance, in the hat department during the periodfor which the 'set of sheets may have been employed, ,and those who haven iade transactions in a particular department may be quicklydetermined. i

Our improved record apparatus is simpley and economical in structure andrecords may be made by several people Without confusion,

for the purpose from sales slips, 4for instance,

,65 may be separated from those whose correand infomation desired may bereadily obtained from the cards.

We have illustrated and described our imp'rovcments in a very simplethough practical embodiment. If desired the sheets may be arranged in afiling cabinet or the like which may be readily adapted for the purpose.We have not attempted to illustrate and describe this and various otheradaptations which we contemplate as we believe this disclosure willenable those skilled in the art to embody or adapt our improvements asmay be desired.

Having thus described our invention whatl we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A record apparatus comprising a ile box having oppositely disposedclosures,` either of which may be positioned at the top and opened, theend walls of the box each having transversely extending recesses intheir edges adjacent said closures and a hole disposed between saidrecesses, a series of record sheets having retaining slots alined withsaid holes in said end walls and columns of in- .dicia adjacent to butspaced from opposite I edges thereof, and alined series of indiciaperforations disposed between the individual indicia and the adjacentedges of the sheets so that portions of the sheets between selectedindicia perforations and the edges of the sheet may be cut awayproviding open slots alined with the uncut indicia perforations, aretaining rod arranged through said holes in the ends of said file boxengaging said detaining slots'in said sheet permitting limited movementof the sheets within the iile box,

and a separating rod adapted to be manipu- A lated through said recessesin the end walls .of said [ile box and selectively inserted throughalined indicia perforations and slots whereby sheets whose indiciaperforations are intact may be separated from those whose correspondingindicia perforations have been cut.

2. A record apparatus comprising a file box having oppositely disposedclosures,

l either of which may be positioned at the top and opened, the end wallsof the box each having transversely extending recesses in their edgesadjacent said closures, a series of record sheets having columns ofindicia adjacent to but spaced from opposite edgesv sponding indiciaperforations have been cut.

3. A record apparatus comprising a le box having oppositely disposedclosures, either of which may be positionedl at the top and opened,theend walls of the box each having transversely extending recesses intheir ed es adjacent said closures, a series of record s eets havingcolumns of indicia adjacent to but spaced from opposite edges thereof,and alined series of indicia perforations disposed between theindividual indicia and the adjacent edges of the sheets so that portionsof the sheets between selected indicia perforations and the edges of thesheet may be cut away providing open slots alined with the uncut indicia perforations, and a separating rod adapted to be manipulatedthrough said recesses in the end walls of said file box and selectivelyinserted through alined indicia perforations and slots whereby sheetswhose indicia perforations are intact may be separated from those whosecorresponding indicia perforations have been cut.

` 4. A record apparatus comprising a iile box having Aoppositelydisppsed closures, either .of which may be positioned at the top andopened, the end walls of the box each having transversely extendingrecesses in their edges adjacent said closures and a hole disposedbetween said recesses, a series of record sheets having retaining slotsalined with said holes in the end walls of said ile box and alinedseries of indicia perforations disposed retaining slots in said sheetspermitting limy ited movement of the sheets within the file box, and aseparating rod adapted to be manipulated through said recesses in theend walls of said ile box and selectively manipu` lated through alinedindicia perforations and slots whereby sheets whose engaged indiciaperforations are intact may be separated from those whose correspondingindicia perforations have been cut.

5. A record apparatus comprising a series of record sheets having alinedretaining slots and alined series of indicia perforations disposedadjacent an edge thereof so that portions o the sheets between selectedindicia perforations and the edges of the sheets may be cut awayproviding open slots, a retaining rod carried by said container andengaging said retaining slots in said sheets permitting limited movementofthe sheets within the container, and a separating rod adapted t-o beselectively inserted through alined indicia perforations and slotswhereby the sheets whose indicia perforations are intact may beseparated from those whose corresponding indicia perforations have beencut.

6. .A record apparatus comprising a container, a series of record sheetshaving alined retaining slots and columns of indicia adjacent to butspaced Jfrom opposite edges thereof, and alined series of indiciaperforations disposed between the/individual indicia and of the sheetsso that porthe adjacent edges tions of the sheets between selectedindicia perforations and the edges of the sheet may be cut awayproviding open slots alined with the uncut indicia perforations, aretaining rod carried by said container and engaging said retainingslots in said sheet permitting limited movement of the sheets within thecontainer, and a separating rod adapted to be selectively insertedthrough .alined indicia perforations and slots whereby sheets whose vindicia periorations are intact may be simultaneously separated fromlthose whose corresponding indicia perforations have been cut.

7. A record apparatus comprising a container, a series of record sheetshaving alined retaining slots and a column of indicia adj acent to butspaced from an edge thereof, and an alined series of indiciaperforations disposed between the individual indicia and the adjacentedge of the sheets so that portions of the sheets between selectedindicia perforations and the edges ofthe sheet may be cut away providingopen slots alined with the uncut indicia perforations, a retaining rodcarried by said container and engaging said retaining slots in saidsheets permitting limited movement of the' sheets within the container,and a separating rod adapted to be selectively inserted' through alinedindicia perforations and slots whereby sheets whose indicia perforationsare intact may be simultaneously 'separated from those whosecorresponding indicia perforations have been cut.

In witnesspwhereoi,` we have hereunto set our hands.

GEORGE D. ADAMS. JAL/.EES W. DUNIGAN.

